Tie knot form



P 1951 G. J. DORUSAK 2,566,760

TIE KNOT FORM Filed Nov. 24 1950 INVENTOR. GEORGE J. DORUSAK ATTCRNEYS Patented Sept. 4, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE :TIE ,KNOT FORM George J. Dornsak, Croydon, Pa.

Application November 24, 1950, Serial No. 197,440

adlacen lalmot in whi h th form is included for holding the tie in proper shape and position, which, while improving the shape and increasing theneatness of a tie knot, still produces a knot of natural appearance; and which of light weight and rigid construction, economical to manufacture and-durable in use, and easy to incorporate into a hand tied knot.

Other objects and advantages wi-"l become 3p.- parent from a consideration .of the following descript on and the appended claims in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawing wherein:

Eigure 11 is a front elevational view of a tie knot form illustrative of the invention;

Figure 15 a side or edge elevational view of the form showin the manner of incorporating the dorm in :a tie eknot;

Bligcire 3 ea :rearelevational view of a fragmenta-ry upper portion of the :form;

Figure a 185%.188?! elevational view of a fra mentary lower portion of the form showing the manner in which this portion of the form is engaged withianassociated tie;

Figure 5 "is .a transverse cross sectional view onthel-ine 5--5 of Figured and Figure 6 is a transverse cross sectional view on the line 6-45 of-Figure 1.

With continued reference to the drawing, the form comprises a substantialy rigid body it formedo'f a light weight and resilient sheet material, ,such as a suitable sheet metal, synthetic resin plastic or Celluloid, of elongated shape and transversely curved throughout its length on a fiat curvature having a radius much greater than the width of the body. Intermediate its length the 130613 118 longitudinally curved to provide an intermediate bend, as indicated at II in Figure 2, this longitudinal bend or curvature being concave rat-the wear or transversely concave side of the body.

The body includes an upper end portion :2 which tapers in width toward the transverse bend .H and has one side somewhat longer than the other and .a .convexly curved edge 13 atiits wider, distalpend. 'Th'ebody also includes a lower end portion I24 longer and wider than the upper end portion l2 and also tapering in width toward the intermediate ibend .11.. This lower end portion M has ;-a 'symmetricallylcurvedsedge i5 at its disand the two endportions {fair into each 4 Claims. (Cl. 2-453) other at their narrower ends along smooth curves, as clearly illustrated in Figure 1.

The upper end portion I2 is provided at its respectively opposite sides with Wings [6 and Il which are curved along the corresponding side edges of this end portion to overlie the concave or rear surface of the end portion with their longitudinal edges contiguous to each other along the mid-width location of th end portion, as

indicated at ill in Figure 3.

These folded over wing portions l6 and I! constitute the upper end portion 12 of the form, a hollow body having a cross sectional shape somewhat in the form of an elongated ellipse and taperin in a direction away from its outer or distal end to closely simulate the shape and size of a four-in-hand tie knot.

"away from each other, as indicated at 2d The end portion is is provided near its larger or distal end with apertured lugs 2! and 22 which project in a direction away from the concave side of the end portion, one at each longitudinal edge of the latter and is also provided with spaced apart tongues 23 and 24 disposed between the lugs 2| and 22.

A pin 25 is slidably received in the apertures in the lug 2i and the tongue 23 and is provided at one end and outside of the lug 2| with a convoluted formation 2? and a pointed end ,28.

An offset bend 29 is provided in the pin 25 adjacent the inner side of the lug 2| and a coiled compression spring so surrounds the pin between the oiiset 29 and the tongue 23 to resiliently urge the pin outwardly of the corresponding portion of the tie knot form, movement of the pin outwardly of the form by the spring 3!! being limited by contact of the offset 29 with the lug 2|.

A pin 3! similar to the pin 25 is mounted in the apertures of the lug 22 and the tongue 2t and has a convoluted portion 33 and pointed end it disposed outwardly of the lug 22. An offset bend (i5 is provided in the pin adjacent the lug -22 and a coiled compression spring 46 surrounds the pin between the tongue 24 and the offset and resiliently urges the pin outwardly of the form. Movement of this pin outwardly of the form by the spring 56 is limited by engagement of the offset 45 with the lug 22.

At its larger or distal end the end portion 14 of the form is provided with a convexly rounded end wall, as clearly illustrated in Figure 2.

In order to incorporate the form into a fourir'i-hand tie knot, the tie is first placed about the "collar and the form is positioned adjacent the collar with its rear or concave side facing the latter. The narrower end of the tie is then inserted through the hollow, upper end portion of the form and pulled through this end portion to the desired extent. The other end of the tie is then wrapped around the upper end portion one and one half times to the rear side of this end portion and is then brought over the top of the upper end portion of the form and inserted between the upper end portion and the portion of the tie wrapped around and extending across the front or convex surface of the upper end portion. The wider end of the tie is then pulled downwardly until the knot is pulled tight around the form. The knot is 'then properly shaped and adjusted and the wrinkles in the material of the tie removed, after which the pins 25 and SI are engaged with the wider portion of the tie overlying the lower end portion is of the frame. The pins are first manually depressed inwardly of the form and their pointed ends are engaged with the tie at the correspondingly opposite sides of the form. When the pins are then released the springs 36 and 46 urge the pins outwardly stretching thecorresponding portion of the tie across the outer or front surface of the form. The form will then hold the tie knot in proper shape and adjustment and will also hold the portion of the tie adjacent the knot in proper position and in a spread out and unwrinkled condition.

The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiment is, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the

scope of the invention being indicated by the ap-' pended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are, therefore, intended to be embraced therein What is claimed is:

1. A tie knot form comprising an elongated body of sheet material having a longitudinal bend intermediate its length and having one end portion transversely bent and folded to provide a hollow formation tapering toward said longitudinal bend and closely simulating the size and shape of a four-in-hand tie knot, the other end portion of said form being tapered in width toward said longitudinal bend and transversely curved, pins slidably mounted in said other end portion and extending transversely of the latter with their pointed ends projecting outwardly of said form one at each longitudinal edge of the latter, springs acting one between each of said pins and said form resiliently urgin said pins outwardly of the form, and stop means acting between said pins and said form limiting movement of said pins outwardly of said form by said springs.

2. A tie knot form comprising an elongated body of sheet material having one end wider than the other and tapering from both ends toward a location intermediate the length thereof but nearer the end of less Width to provide an upper end portion and a lower end portion larger than said upper end portion, said body being transversely curved throughout its length and said upper end portion including wings disposed one at each longitudinal edge of the intermediate part thereof and bent over the concave surface of said intermediate portion with their distal edges contiguously disposed adjacent the midlength location of the latter, said wings being spaced'from said intermediate portion to constitute said upper end portion a hollow formation for receiving a tie end.

3. A tie knot form comprising an elongated body of sheet material having one end wider than the other and tapering from both ends toward a location intermediate the length thereof but nearer the end of less width to provide an upper end portion and a lower end portion larger than said upper end portion, said body being transversely curved throughout its length and said upper end portion including wings disposed one at each longitudinal edge of the intermediate part thereof and bent over the concave surface of said intermediate portion with their distal edges contiguously disposed adjacent the midlength location of the latter, said wings being spaced from said intermediate portion to constitute said upper end portion a hollow formation for receiving a tie end, said body having a bend at said location intermediate the length thereof so disposed that said body is transversely concave and longitudinally concave on the same side, and said end of less width being inclined so that one side of said upper end portion is longer than the other side.

4. A tie knot form comprising an elongated body of sheet material having one end wider than the other and tapering from both ends toward a location intermediate the length thereof but nearer the end of less width to provide an upper end portion and a lower end portion larger than said upper end portion, said body being transversely curved throughout its length and said upper end portion including wings disposed one at each longitudinal edge of the intermediate part thereof and bent over the concave surface of said intermediate portion with their distal edges contiguously disposed adjacent the mid-length location of the latter, said wings being spaced from said intermediate portion to constitute said upper end portion a hollow formation for receiving a tie end, said body having a bend at said location intermediate the length thereof so disposed that said body is transversely concave and longitudinally concave on the same side, and said end of less width being inclined so that one side of said upper end portion is longer than the other side, pins carried by said lower end portion at the concave side and near the distal end thereof with their pointed ends projecting from said lower end portion at respectively opposite sides of the latter, and spring means acting between said body and said pins resiliently urging said pins outwardly of said body to a predetermined extent.

GEORGE J. DORUSAK.

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